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Crim Pro MBE- SEARCH AND SEIZURE Flashcards

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Approach

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time slice to time slice

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for search to apply you need,

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government agent or direction of cop or government agent

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What is a search?

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looking where you have a reasonable expectation of privacy

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open field doctrine

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no reasonable expectation of privacy in an open field

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if you expose it to public, do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy?

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nah

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standard for search

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probable cause

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probable cause

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reasonable person would conclude it is more like than not that a crime has taken place

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for a search, you need a

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warrant

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warrant elements

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1) neutral and detached magistrate
2) facts have to be fresh
3) person and places have to be specific

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warrant for contents of home

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search home

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generally cops need to

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knock and announce, but its still a valid search

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can cops rely on informants

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yes if reliable

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when can you take something you find while doing a search

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plain view (admissable)

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once they find what they are looking for

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search must stop

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unlawful arrest from bad search

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inadmissible, but not grounds for dismissal of indictment

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protective sweep

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look for more bad guys for safety

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when can you do protective sweep?

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only if reason to think there would be others

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Exceptions to warrant

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consent, search incident to lawful arrest, inventory search, exigent, auto exception

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Consent

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i let in the cop

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who can consent

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person or someone with apparent authority to control

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what if locked bedroom door?

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close call, but other person can maybe consent to house, but that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy in their room

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what if 2 people can consent and one says no

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cant search

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if only one is present and they consent

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valid search

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search incident to lawful arrest

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person or wingspan

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if arrested in car, can you search passenger compartment?
yes if not tied up and can access it or reasonable velief thre is evidence
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inventory search
can check person or car (think impound or booking)
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exigent circumstances
reasonable belief it will be lost or destroyed (i.e. think witnessing flushing down the toilet)
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auto exception
cop can follow as long as he wants; cant stop w/o reason to stop; if evidence of crime, can stop
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if routine traffic stop
can only check back of car, but not passenger compartment or brief cases
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Speeding and slurred speech?
yes. Now there is evidence of a crime
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pull window down and blood from glove compartment
yes. evidence of crime
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Amber alert
yes probable cause of crime
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border
no warrant necessary
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search outside US
US officials can search you on foreign land
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dog sniff in public place?
not a search
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Stop and Frisk (walking on street)
stop- cops can talk to you if there is reasonable suspciion crime is afoot Frisk- further evidence i may be armed
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Autostop
if generic checkpoint then okay
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Custodial interrogation (Miranda rights)
statement is subject to Miranda if the statement is the product of a custodial interrogation
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custodial interrogation
custody- objectively, you don't feel free to leave Interrogation- statement cops makes is trying to elicit some criminal response
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can cop not give Miranda rights for a while?
yes. If i blurt something out on my own, I volunteered
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if under custodial interrogation you have rights to miranda. what is miranda
right to remain silent; can be used against you; right to attorney. if cannot afford one will be appointed one
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if i request my lawyer all questioning must cease
all questioning must cease
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Can i waive miranda
yes. knowingly and voluntary
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Right against self incrimination
right not to incriminate yourself in testimonial evidene
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can i make someone do a physical activity
yes. not a statement
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lineup and id
lineups are okay, but they cannot be unnecessarily suggestive to single someone out
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out of court id that is too suggestive but you are in court
but in court id is reliable, it will be valid and used against you
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lineup
no right to counsel at a lineup prior to indictment
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After indictment, lineup
you have right to counsel
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right to counsel
fifth amendment right to counsel before charges or indictment
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sixth amednment
right to counsel after charges
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right to effective counsel
did the attorney deviate from the norms and reasonably probable that the verdict would not have been guilty
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presumption of counsel
they were effective
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can you waive right to counsel
knowingly and voluntary
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right to counsel at all critical stage of proceedings
after indictment
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no right to counsel
pre indictment
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can two ds share one lawyer
yes, but if one conflict shows up then you cannot
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jail cell and undercover cop to get john to talk
that violates the right to counsel
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Guilty plea
voluntarily and intelligently so you know what you are getting yourself into
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can you sever trial?
yes. if there is unfair prejudice.
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impartiality for fair trial
right to unbiased judge
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competency
d must be competent to understand charges and work with lawyer
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jury trial
right to jury trial if the offense has a sentence longer than 6 months
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jury should be
cross section of community
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state trial with 6 members
must be unanimous
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state trial 12 members
does not need to be unanimous
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federal trial with 12 jurors
must be unanimous
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exclusion based on race
violation of equal protection
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public trial
right to public trial. all trials can be public except grand jury unless judge has overriding interest to close the trial
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right to confrontation
you have right to confront and cross all witnesses even if out of court
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co-defendants
1 d makes a confession implicating the other, I have the right to make sure you testify
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Statements out of court which implicates D
whether statements were testimonial; i.e. not made during an emergency then it is inadmissable
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if statement was not testimonial
i.e. police, 911 call, then it is coming in
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Procedural rights- prosecution
must prove all elements in question beyond a reasonable doubt
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procedural rights- defense
affirmative defense is preponderance of evidence by defense
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criminal case presumption
no mandatory presumptions, it violates due process
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grand jury
no right to even know they are investigation; not even present; exclusionary rule does not apply; even inadmissable evidence
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grand jury witness
no right to counsel; can be outside.
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double jeopardy
cant be tried for the same crime twice
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first trial must have...
happened
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when did trial number one begin
when jury is worn and impaneled or when first witness is sworn in
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if trial 1 began you need
final verdict
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final verdict exceptions
separate Sovreign- tried in two different states state and federal court- yes county a v county b- double jeopardy
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what if d appeals a conviction
you can try it again
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collateral estoppel
tried for robbery and found not guilty and want to try for felony murder cannot try because you need an element in the second trial as first trial and that element cannot be met if you were acquitted if elements and manslaughter are different you can try again.
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cruel and unusual punishment
sentence must be proportional to the crime and similar to other criminals in other crimes
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right to counsel
during sentencing and the right to remain silent
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death penalty is not
cruel and unusual as long as there is procedural safeguards in place to prevent arbitrary or discrimiantory sentencing
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cannot execute anyone
under 18 at time of crime or mentally challenged

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